Grace Hardy

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The Montana softball team hosts Providence in a doubleheader on Monday, April 1, 2024, at Grizzly Softball Field in Missoula.

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Year:
Sophomore
Pos.:
INF
Hometown:
Missoula, Mont.
Prev School:
Sentinel HS

2025 (senior season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 33 of 50 games
Made 20 starts, 16 at third base, four at pitcher
Had three hits in 38 at-bats
Scored one run, drove in two
Of three hits, one was a double, one a home run
Had double at home against Sacramento State
Hit home run in Big Sky tournament game against Northern Colorado
Did not have an error in 50 defensive opportunities to field 1.000
Made 18 appearances as a pitcher, her first time pitching since high school
Went 1-4 with a 7.25 ERA
Pitched 28 innings, struck out 11
Picked up win in relief in 7-0 road victory at Portland State
Had season highs in innings (4.0) and pitches (78) against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

2024 (junior season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 31 of 50 games, made 17 starts
All 17 starts came at third base
Batted .132, had two extra-base hits, both doubles
Drove in 10, scored two runs
Had a pair of multiple-RBI games
Drove in two runs in home game against North Dakota
Had three RBIs in 11-3 home win over Providence (MT)
Appeared in 12 games as a pinch hitter

2023 (sophomore season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 39 of 47 games, made 34 starts
All 34 starts came at third base
Had three at-bats as a pinch hitter
Batted .224 with 12 RBIs, eight runs scored
Had five extra-base hits, two doubles, three home runs
Had four multiple-hit games, two with multiple RBIs
Recorded a six-game hitting streak late in the season
Went 3 for 3 with five RBIs at UNLV
Hit a three-run home run, one inning later a two-run single
Drove in three in road win at Northern Colorado

2022 (freshman season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Played in five of 47 games
Made four appearances at third base
Went 1 for 2 with a two-run double as a pinch hitter
Had two hits on the season in five at-bats
Scored lone run in home win over Providence

Career Highs (Hitting)
At-bats: 5 (Idaho State, 4.21.23)
Hits: 3 (UNLV, 2.18.23)
Doubles: 1, six times
Triples: n/a
Home runs: 1, four times
Runs: 2 (UNLV, 2.18.23)
RBIs: 5 (UNLV, 2.18.23)
Walks: 1, 16 times
Steals: n/a

Longest hitting streak: 6
Longest reached-base streak: 6
Career multiple-hit games: 4
Career multiple-RBI games: 6

Career Highs (Pitching)
Innings: 4.0 (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Strikeouts: 2, three times
Pitches: 78 (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)

Games with five or more strikeouts: n/a
Games with 10 or more strikeouts: n/a
Complete games: n/a
Shutouts: n/a

Prep: A 2021 graduate of Sentinel High ... A two-time all-state selection at shortstop and pitcher ... Started all 63 games as a prep ... Totaled 17 home runs while batting .450 ... Led the Spartans to three straight state tournaments ... Sentinel placed second in 2018, third in 2021 ... Member of Northwest Bullets Campbell team that finished fifth in the 18U Premier bracket at the Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championships in 2021.

Personal: The daughter of Clint and Andrea Hardy ... Has an older sister, Sierrah, who threw the javelin at Eastern Washington and Montana … A management and entrepreneurship major.